What the owner is owed · EU Data Act
New devices must be born open.
Products placed on the market after Sep 2026 must make their data accessible by design.
Data accessibility becomes a product requirement, like safety. When you specify new building systems, 'where does the data come out?' is a question the manufacturer must already have answered.
Paraphrase. The articles below say it precisely.
When
| 12 September 2026 | Applies to products placed on the market from this date |
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The law behind it
Where it lives
Stop 0, Reader, Stop 1, Controller ; alongside the path: Air and climate sensor, Energy meter, Occupancy sensor.
What to ask beside it
Cyber Resilience Act: Is the hardware born secure — and who patches it? In the rulebook
Not legal advice. This is the author’s own reading of the law, written to help facilities managers ask better questions. It has not been reviewed by a lawyer. For decisions, read the official text and take legal advice.